Top Count Basie Albums
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Late Night Basie
Late Night Basie
[2023]
At the Piano
At the Piano
[2020]
The Essential Count Basie
The Essential Count Basie
[2014]
The Atomic Mr. Basie (with Neal Hefti) [Bonus Track Version]
The Atomic Mr. Basie (with Neal Hefti) [Bonus Track Version]
[2012]
The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings
The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings
[2012]
Dynamic Jazz - Count Basie
Dynamic Jazz - Count Basie
[2011]
Count Basie, Vol. 2 (1954)
Count Basie, Vol. 2 (1954)
[2011]
Ultimate Big Band Collection: Count Basie
Ultimate Big Band Collection: Count Basie
[2011]
On My Way and Shoutin' Again
On My Way and Shoutin' Again
[2009]
Dance Parade
Dance Parade
[2007]
Count Basie At the Savoy Ballroom
Count Basie At the Savoy Ballroom
[2007]
Every Day I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams)
Every Day I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams)
[2007]
Basie At Birdland
Basie At Birdland
[2007]
At Newport (Live)
At Newport (Live)
[2007]
Basie Jam
Basie Jam
[2006]
Count Basie - The Collection
Count Basie - The Collection
[2004]
Good Time Blues (Live in Budapest)
Good Time Blues (Live in Budapest)
[2004]
Dance Session
Dance Session
[2004]
Count Basie and Friends
Count Basie and Friends
[2004]
The Count Basie Story
The Count Basie Story
[2004]
Jazz Moods - Hot: Count Basie
Jazz Moods - Hot: Count Basie
[2004]
Count Basie at Newport
Count Basie at Newport
[2004]
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
[2003]
Timeless - Count Basie
Timeless - Count Basie
[2002]
Count Basie's Finest Hour
Count Basie's Finest Hour
[2002]
Count Basie: Ken Burns's Jazz
Count Basie: Ken Burns's Jazz
[2000]
Live At the Sands (Before Frank)
Live At the Sands (Before Frank)
[1998]
Basie's Beatle Bag
Basie's Beatle Bag
[1998]
Swingsation: Count Basie
Swingsation: Count Basie
[1998]
Count Basie and the Kansas City Seven
Count Basie and the Kansas City Seven
[1996]
This Is Jazz, Vol. 11 - Count Basie
This Is Jazz, Vol. 11 - Count Basie
[1996]
Farmer's Market Barbecue
Farmer's Market Barbecue
[1996]
Kansas City 5
Kansas City 5
[1996]
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Count Basie
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Count Basie
[1995]
Masters of Swing: Count Basie
Masters of Swing: Count Basie
[1995]
Count Basie and His Great Vocalists
Count Basie and His Great Vocalists
[1995]
The Complete Atomic Basie
The Complete Atomic Basie
[1994]
Verve Jazz Masters 2: Count Basie
Verve Jazz Masters 2: Count Basie
[1993]
This Time By Basie
This Time By Basie
[1993]
Verve Jazz Masters 2
Verve Jazz Masters 2
[1993]
Kansas City 7
Kansas City 7
[1992]
The Complete Decca Recordings (1937-1939) [Box Set]
The Complete Decca Recordings (1937-1939) [Box Set]
[1992]
April In Paris
April In Paris
[1991]
1937-1943
1937-1943
[1990]
Basie In London
Basie In London
[1988]
The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 2
The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 2
[1987]
The Essential Count Basie, Vol. I
The Essential Count Basie, Vol. I
[1987]
Live In Japan '78 (Live)
Live In Japan '78 (Live)
[1985]
Kansas City 3 - For the Second Time
Kansas City 3 - For the Second Time
[1983]
Kansas City Shout
Kansas City Shout
[1980]
Satch And Josh.....Again
Satch And Josh.....Again
[1978]
Basie Jam 2
Basie Jam 2
[1977]
The Basie Big Band
The Basie Big Band
[1975]
Standing Ovation (Live)
Standing Ovation (Live)
[1969]
Basie's Beat
Basie's Beat
[1967]
Count Basie Picks the Winners
Count Basie Picks the Winners
[1965]
Li'l Ol Groovemaker...Basie!
Li'l Ol Groovemaker...Basie!
[1963]
String Along with Basie
String Along with Basie
[1960]
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
[1956]
The Swinging Count!
The Swinging Count!
[1956]
Blues By Basie
Blues By Basie
[1956]
Duets & Collaborations (2)
Related Information for Count Basie
William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904– April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader.As a pianist, he had a distinctive and influential style (the song title "Splanky" is an onomatopoetic reference to the sound of his playing), equally at home in the barrelhouse and the concert hall. Willie "The Lion" Smith, James P. Johnson, and Fats Waller were among his influences.As a bandleader, he created an organization (built upon the remains of Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra) that was a favorite both of dancers and of vocalists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and, of course, Billie Holiday. Equally important, it kept many musicians employed through lean years.... read more
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